A 57-year-old woman received a $230,000 settlement after a reckless driver ran a stop sign and crashed into her vehicle, causing severe spinal injuries and $113,000 in medical expenses. Despite disputes from the defense, expert testimony confirmed her treatment was necessary, securing her rightful compensation.
Plaintiff, a 57 year old female at the time of the subject accident, was traveling through an intersection with the right-of-way on a public street located in Los Angeles, CA; during which time, the Defendant, who at the time was traveling on a cross street and not paying attention to traffic signs ahead of him, failed to stop at a posted stop-sign and severely collided with the driver’s side of Plaintiff’s vehicle.
The intensity of the impact has caused Plaintiff thousands of dollars in personal damages. It is manifested that the Defendant took no attention to traffic signs or the traffic ahead of him, thereby precipitating a collision with Plaintiff’s vehicle. The Defendant was operating the vehicle in such a reckless manner, in violation of the following California Vehicle Codes: 22450 – “(a) The driver of any vehicle approaching a stop sign at the entrance to, or within, an intersection shall stop at a limit line, if marked, otherwise before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection.” 22350 – “No person shall drive a vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable or prudent having due regard for weather, visibility, the traffic on, and the surface and width of, the highway, and in no event at a speed which endangers the safety of persons or property.” 23103 – “(a). A person who drives a vehicle upon a highway in a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property is guilty of reckless driving.”
As a result of her automobile accident, Plaintiff suffered from injuries to her left elbow, neck, upper back, middle back, lower back, as well as headaches. Plaintiff’s injuries were significant enough to incur $113,000 in medical expenses. Plaintiff required lumbar spinal pain relieving injections, to where she now has ongoing lumbar spine pain, for which she will require intermittent chiropractic and physical therapy treatment.
Defendant disputed Plaintiff’s claims for injuries and damages. Defendant also disputed the reasonableness and necessity of Plaintiff’s medical treatment. However, through the testimony of expert doctors, it was determined that Plaintiff’s injuries and treatment were reasonable and necessary, considering the severity of the impact. Messrs. Khakshooy and Agarwal were able to recover $230,000 for Plaintiff.
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